Cannot get microphone controls to work, with either microsoft windows media sound, or realtek. How do i need to set up my audio drivers for a windows XP system using this motherboard?

Check settings if microphone is enabled.

Can you tell us which windows you use now?
If win 7 you should expand your search for these realtek drivers.
Microsoft.com itself should have the ac'97 drivers.
Otherwise the free driverbooster from io-bits can update all your drivers.

It should auto detect your headphone if you download and Install the Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 HD Audio Patch KB888111 from here:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/MSHDQFE.zip

I suggest you go into control panel and device manager and see if your internal mic is listed there. If it is right click on it and see if it is selected as your default mic. I believe it may be un-selected. If that doesn't work I would just use the external mic with Skype as the internal mics with most laptops aren't that good anyway.

Hello,
If the audio driver is working properly but the microphone isn't, ensure that: 1(a). The microphone is not muted.On Windows XP, go to start, run and type sndvol32 and press enter button to launch the Windows Sound Volume Management Panel. Under the Microphone volume control, uncheck "mute" box.This should make your microphone functional again. (b). The wrong microphone may be selected, esp. if your sound-card has an external port for microphones.To rectify the problem, use 1(a) as illustrated above, go to File>Advanced Controls and select Input Devices.Under the Microphone advanced settings, you'll see MIC1 Select and MIC2 Select. Switch the selection as appropriate until it works. 2. If the audio driver has it's own Sound management Panel, e.g that of Realtek, open it's sound control panel and disable all microphone effects that may be enabled. 3. Ensure that sound acceleration is maximum. Open the DirectX Diagnostics Engine by going to Start>Run> and type dxdiag and press enter button.When the window opens, click the Sound tab and slide the Sound acceleration bar to maximum.
I hope my solutions work.Have a good day.

Open your control panel.
Click on Sounds and Audio Devices with the control panel in classic mode.
Click on the Audio tab.
Is Realtek HD Audio Input Device listed as the default device under Sound recording?
If not, select that from the drop down list and click Apply/OK.

There are two items you'll need to check. First, when you boot your system press the Delete key to enter the bios. Open the Advanced tab.
Make sue your Audio is set to [Enabled].
For windows XP operating systems check within windows Device manager. Click the start button, open control panel. Double left click on the "System" icon to open. System properties window will open. Click on the Hardware tab than click on the "Device Manager" button. Scroll down through the icons until you come to: Sound, video and game controllers. If there is a problem with the driver you will see something like. Unknown pci controller or simple pci controller. If you do not see something either of these than there is nothing wrong with your driver software. Make sure you setup your microphone. Open the windows "Control panel". Than open, "Sound and Audio Device". Click on the Audio Tab. Under, "Sound playback" the Default device should read as; Realtek AC97 Audio. Now click on the Voice Tab. Under "Voice playback" the Default device should read as; Realtek AC97 Audio. Lastly, you need to click the "Test hardware" button. Follow the instruction from windows. It wouldn't hurt to check windows for updates. If you still do not have use of the microphone than the intergraded sound controller is defective. This can’t be repaired. You can disable the intergraded sound controller in the bios. Than buy a PCI sound card and add it into an opened PCI port.

Hope you find this helpful.
Mike

you need to get access to either to hardware in windows/microsoft update it is there to download or knowing the default sound download you need realtek AC97 media audio download it from this site www.brothersoft.com/realtek-ac97-audio-driver-download-65159.html

check the series, is it really require realtek? because the driver doesn't depends on the windows XP, but the type, model and series of motherboard or chipset brand.... anyway, realtek doesnt written on the device manager, check to your control panel - sound and audio device, is all enabled?or does any volume elements are muted..

in the bios because you set HD audio to audio it may be that you need to download the HD Audio driver from microsoft